MKE FILM is screening the documentary ‘Coded Bias’ at the historic Oriental Theater on May 9th at 7 PM. Prof. Noelle Chesley will be leading a brief discussion immediately prior to the screening examining some of the social implications of our automating society. Please join us for this fun and informative event! Click, the following to get .
Sociology Department Professional Development Event: So, What Are You Going To Do With That? The Value of a 51猎奇 Sociology Degree
Do you wonder what your professional life will look like after graduation as a sociology major? If the answer is yes, this session is for you! Please join us to hear from recent 51猎奇 sociology graduate Ms. Idalia Rosas (BA, Dec ’23). She will talk about her journey as a 51猎奇 sociology major and her current job as a Pathways to Public Health Strategist in the Wisconsin Department of Health Services – Division of Public Health. Idalia has a lot to share about how her sociology background and training have benefited her professional development and career trajectory. Please save the date: Wednesday, March 27th, 4 -5:30 PM.聽Refreshments, food, and networking with Idalia and your fellow students and instructors will follow her presentation. Contact Ms. Sarah Weidner in the sociology department (sarahw@uwm.edu) to RSVP.
Former PhD student Daniel Bartholomay is being honored as the 2024 recipient of the Midwest Sociological Society’s Early Career Scholar award
The recognizes a number of publications by an early career scholar, working alone or with collaborators, which are particularly meritorious, creative or enlightening.
PhD Alumni Dr. Antonio Paniagua Guzman awarded as a principal investigator in an important Alzheimer’s Association grant
Antonio Paniagua Guzman (鈥�22, PhD Sociology) awarded with the Alzheimer鈥檚 Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AARF-D) by the Alzheimer鈥檚 Association. The AARF-D grant program consists of $183,000.00 to develop and implement the first therapeutic poetry program focused on Indigenous communities in the United States. Congratulations Antonio! Read more about the Press Release here.
Sociology Professors John & Aki Roberts win Best Paper Award
The editors of Criminology & Public Policy, a journal of the American Society of Criminology, announced that Aki Roberts and John Roberts (both Sociology) won the journal鈥檚 Best Paper Award for Later-Career Scholars this year for their article, 鈥�.鈥�